Gallery of Real-Time World Views Brought to You by Orbiting Satellites

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (NOAA/GOES)
Check out more fantastic images in Hot Stuff from the GOES Project

Latest Views of the World

Closer to Home


GOES-9 visible (updated daily)

GOES-8 visible (updated daily)

GOES-9 visible (updated every 30 minutes)

GOES-8 visible (updated every 30 minutes)

The Bigger Picture - Composite Views


GMS, GOES-8 and Meteosat visible composite (updated every 3 hours)

GMS, GOES-8 and Meteosat composite, land and sea temperatures and cloud cover (updated every 6 hours). Sea surface temperatures not being updated at the present time
Image Credits: GOES imagery is provided courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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